SERVING FAIRBANKS FOR OVER 75 THERE IS NOTHING SO SACRED IN ROTARY THAT IT CANNOT BE SET ASIDE YEARS IN FAVOR OF THINGS BETTER. Paul Harris T Today’s program: UA Museum of the North updates and recent finds with Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller

Patrick Druckenmiller is Director of the University of Alaska Museum and Professor of Geology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He 2019-2020 President received his BA at the University of Wisconsin Madison, his MS at Doug Schrage Bozeman, and his PhD at the University of Calgary, Alberta. 2019-2020 OFFICERS Pat’s research focuses on marine reptiles and , VICE PRESIDENT particularly those from high latitudes. He oversees numerous field- Lonny Piscoya based projects across Alaska, particularly on dinosaurs from the PRESIDENT ELECT North Slope and in Denali National Park and Preserve. His is also a Gretchen Gordon collaborator on several marine reptile projects at various international SECRETARY sites, including , Norway and more recently, China. Tom Gross TREASURER Kate Ripley In 2018, Pat took on directorship of the UA Museum, which hosts ten TREASURER ELECT diverse research collections, provides important educational oppor- Jonal Machos tunities and welcomes nearly 90,000 visitors annually. Pat resides in PAST PRESIDENT Fairbanks with his wife and daughter and is an avid cross-country skier and mountain biker. Tammy Randolph

BOARD MEMBERS Rotary After Hours Event at the Fairbanks Curling Club Terri Froese Tracy Vanairsdale Meg Nordale Ever wonder what curling is all about? Remember those guys who won a Brenda Riley gold medal for the US at the Olympics? Come to the Curling Club for the Jim Culley next Rotary After Hours on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 at 5:30p to see it in ac- Kathleen Hook tion! No host bar. Feel free to bring a snack to share, if you have time, but Taber Rehbaum do not let this be the reason you don’t come! See you at the Curling Club! Matt Wilken

Rotary Club of Fairbanks Meetings: Thursday at Noon Westmark Hotel 813 Noble Street, Fairbanks PO BOX 72114 Fairbanks Alaska 99707 fairbanksrotary.org ROTARCTIC VOLUME 20 [email protected] ISSUE 18 NOVEMBER 7 [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS Thank you Team November! Team Captain: Bart Maize Sergeant at Arms: Brittany Smart Members: Syun-Ichi Akasofu, David Bragg, Randi Carnahan, Morgan Dulian, Gretchen Gordon, November 7 Kathleen Hook, John Lubben, Suellen Nelles, Peggy Pollen, Althea St Martin Program: Paleonotlogy updates and recent finds Jo Bullard’s birthday In case you missed it: Photos from the Oct. 31 November 14 Program: Potential New Member Halloween meeting Day

November 15 Tammy Steiner’s birthday

November 21 Program: Hand Crafted Local Spir- its with Ursa Major Distillery

November 25 Jeff Cook’s birthday

November 27 Althea St. Martin’s birthday

November 28 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR TRAVIS LEWIS

ROTARCTIC CORNER WEEKLY AREA MEETINGS

College Club Do you have things you’d like Raven Landing; Mondays, 12pm Fairbanks Golden Heart to share? Rotary articles, Westmark Hotel, Tuesdays, 5:30pm Fairbanks Sunrisers photos of Rotarians in action, etc. Carlson Center; Fridays, 7am North Pole Club Send them to Rotarctic Editor Scott Mt. McKinley Bank (NP); McCrea at Wednesdays, 12pm Rotaract [email protected] UAF LIbrary Kayak Room; Mondays, 7pm